Motorola Charm gets photographed, to hit T-Mobile soon

TmoNews has gotten their hands on an image of the Android-powered Motorola Charm which, by all accounts, appears due to land on T-Mobile in the very near future. The Charm is a chubby, full-QWERTY candybar phone that is reported to have a Backflip-like trackpad on its posterior and 3-inch touchscreen. The phone has all the trappings of an entry-level Android device…but let’s hope that it comes out of the box with Android 2.1 and not 2.0 or *shudder* 1.6. Any Magenta fans out there looking for an entry level Android phone in the candybar form-factor?Read

I’m looking foreword to selling the thing! I have promo material here that simply states that it’s free.

T-mobile = the first to sell an Android device AND the first to give one away free!

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Long

What do you mean its free? With an upgrade?

http://ashersimonds.com Asher

The rebirth of the Moto Q9 keyboard!

TONY

Looks like a shitty Blackberry Curve…

Sammy Smith

Nope, it sure doesn;t.

Danger

except it has a touchscreen?

RockNStuff

Palm Pixi vs Moto Charm: FIGHT!

smashout

I’ll pass, but i wouldnt mine a high end android with a similar form factor. keys can be useful

chet

there are a ton of blackberry users that would gladly use this

MONOPOLY MAN

uh…where?

@neidlinger.

Agreed…i see this phone being the bridge for blackberry owners to come to Androidland…. you know the good side….

we have cookies….

you know you want them…..

Austin

cupcakes,donuts, eclairs, fro-yo’s, and ginger beads too!

http://www.torontowireless.blogspot.com Ray Nicolini

Why would a BlackBerry user want to use this, because it has a keyboard?
Would a BB user use a Palm Pre because its similar to the 9800 slider?
Would a BB user use an iPhone because its similar to a BB Storm?

I believe a BlackBerry user uses a BlackBerry because of its security and email services

@neidlinger.

I have to disagree…i think most blackberry owners are blackberry owners because their companies give you one, or because you saw Kim Kardashian using one… … i think it has very little to slim chance to do anything with personal choice.

DaveM

Which genius green lighted this thing?

nofan

I’m pretty sure it is Moto Blur judging by the widgets and the launcher..

wtr1906

Motorola Q anyone?????

Travis

Welcome to 2005!

name

what the hell is that piece of crap lol

T DOT

T-mobile has turned into a giant sized Boost Mobile. Crappy phones. Doesn’t work outside of major metropolitan areas. bleahhh

jaymax

If you’d actually look at TMO’s coverage maps, you’d realize you made yourself out to be an idiot with that comment.

TONY

Map showing coverage of anything that can be done using Photoshop vs. Real Coverage. It sucks in DC, so speak for yourself.

jaymax

I’ve had ZERO issues with TMO in DC, so yes, I will speak for myself. I’ve also had no coverage issues with them, whether I’m in Montana, New York, California, Texas, Minnesota, South Dakota, Oregon…I can go on if you want, but I think I’ve made my point. You can get their service outside of major metro areas, which was the OP’s silly premise.

spudman

i like how everyone is so quick to judge. this is NOT MARKETED to people like you… what dont you get about that? A free android phone with a useful form factor? Many will jump on this…

@neidlinger.

Spudman…. you are the only one on this page that made a comment that actually made sense.

Sounds like win/win for android and t-mobile….releasing a impressive phone for the cool price of 0.00… come on tell me where you will get a better phone for free, new from a carrier… you won’t. and a price tag of 270 for off contract… that will draw some other people to the phone that their carrier uses t-mo’s bands…. just a win/win all over…. sure the wanna be tech junkies that are blasting this phone won’t want it … but little suzie/johnny will,,, or Mr.Wulf who might want to try a Android might jump on it…. and not kill the wallet…..

TONY

That’s what they said about the KIN. Now the KIN can RIP.

@neidlinger.

Was the KIN free?!?!?! was it GSM?!?! was it android !?!?! is the data package required on the charm?!?!?

you know if i walk into a T-Mobile store and flop 270 dollars down on the counter i am not required to use the Data Package….. i wonder if sprint VZW or ATT can say that?

the KIN was using some sort of new OS that NO ONE was familiar with. There has to be some sort of brand noticeably for people to leave one platform to another… has to…. most people will no jump from a trusted ship to some little dingy that just pulls up…. it’ll sink…

the KIN was a CDMA phone… not un-lockable, not usable on any network w/o serious reprogramming….The charm is GSM =un-lockable, if were to get one for free i could throw it on craigslist and some ATT sucker or Cincinnati Bell sucker would buy it and use it…. why because they want it, and cannot get it via their carrier.

this phone is FREE…. the KIN was not… no questions…

in other words… try again.

Android is ok

That thing is hideous. Jut because it’s running Android doesn’t mean everyone has to jump out to defend it. Some thing it looks fine and others think it’s ugly. Big deal. In my opinion it looks like a cross between a Bold 9000 and Samsung a177 go phone. I’m sure someone will buy it still doesn’t make it sleek.

computerzzz

This phone is just plain ugly. I like the concept of a qwerty slab android phone but could motorola have thought of a more elegant looking design than this? It looks like it should get back in 2006 and stay there.

TechoMan

Wow U-G-L-Y this phone aint got no alibi. Whow is this thing UGLY. Not only is it ugly but it will be cursed with BLUR on top of it. Ouch!

rev_otto

I have been waiting for a phone in this vein. I don’t need a superphone, I don’t need 1080p hdmi out, tablet screen, battery sucking bragging rights. I need a keyboard, pocketablity, andoid in some recent flavor and at the retail price I can save my upgrade for any future device that strikes my fancy. I hope it has moderate specs and more frequent updates than the Cliq series, but otherwise I could care less if it’s elegant. I don’t need my phone to impress anyone by its looks or ad campaign, I need a phone that works.

WiFi Fan

I agree. I wonder if it will work with T-Mobile’s wi-fi calling. That would make it even more attractive.

adamant

Fugly

spudman

it might not have the best resolution, but it runs really fast…. it’s a great fit in pockets as well. and the hardware is solid, just not the most hi-tech device in the market. this phone will appeal to the target market it is meant to appeal to, so no, not to you droid x, iphone, evo 4g lovers.

it’s effin’ free. it’s a good jump into the smart phone market for many teens and newcomers to the smart phone range. and it has all the social networking and widget benefits of blur (which, contrary to popular belief, does NOT change the phone that much from standard android, if not actually improving many things) and isnt all touch screen.

you_monster

Good looking phone. Motorola really has been doing good lately.

blah

One word…. FUGLY!

Not a big fan of putting such a nice OS on such crappy hardware.

Chad

I must be one of the few who think the form factor is excellent. The keyboard looks nice. I especially like the arrow keys in the lower right corner. I think this phone will do well for Tmo. Wish sprint had it.

Kar

I got Froyo on N1, and why in the world the phone companies are still releasing phones base on anything less than that?